Haffner Sopot

... S. Embassy might be close enough to sign documents.

So out into the sun and down to the pier. The pier here is quite famous. It is 500 meters long and has had a checkered history. It survived two World Wars and also survived misguided intentions to just pull it all down. Now it is being revived again with a marina scheduled to open next to it in a couple of years. For now, locals and tourists ...

... came very thick, almost as thick as chocolate pudding. I tasted hers and it was like chocolate pudding! As the drink cooled, it got thicker and thicker. They bring a spoon along with it so that you can finish it to the bottom of the glass. Yum!

Yesterday we are walking up the square in Sopot, Poland and I notice people sitting in a café with cups of what looks like ...

... is very time challenged.

Another local restaurant, a different city, a different country. I walk up to the hostess to make her seat us so that we will get service. She puts us in a room where there are not as many people nor any cigarette smoke either. 30 minutes later we leave without ever having seen a waitress. The hostess thanks us for coming as we walk past ...

... old prison and torture cells but while the sign outside shows lots of things to see inside, there was no entrance gate or ticket seller.

As we are walking into the old town on the pedestrian area, a young tourist guide approaches us. She gives tours in an electric car for ½ hour, an hour, or 1 ½ hour which includes going up to an overlook of the city. As I always go UP, it ...

... are traveling, you stop at a waffle house for breakfast.

We learned when we were living in Korea that Dunkin’ Donuts never even opened until 10 or 11 and it’s busiest time of day was afternoon to early evening. Donuts and coffee are the new "tea and cake" in the afternoon snack.
Gdańsk, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland carpefeline

... 8217;m sure other tourists have done it but oh well. It was still an awesome crane.

After we left, our posse found us! These were the well meaning and kind ladies from yesterday who made sure we were on the right bus and right train in order to get to Gdansk. They were touring around and heading for a boat that would take them around the harbor. They wanted us ...

... precious masterpieces of the folklore of the place.

One of these streets is famous for amber. Now, amber is a must-have souvenir from Gdańsk, and you can find countless stalls full of jewellery in virtually any district of the city. Another old town street is known for its market; people sell here everything that is old: old coins, old kerosene lamps, old stationary telephones, old postcards, pictures ...

... there was a lot of the heavy, depressing Russian influence with their huge ugly multi-storied apartment complexes made out of concrete. If they wanted to spread their architecture, why couldn't they have picked their beautiful buildings, like in St. Petersburg? It would be interesting to see Poland in another 10 years or so if they are able to remain free and prosper. We returned to the ship and are off to Ronne, Bornholm,
Denmark.

... peace that you don't want to wake up from. Mary Moment #55: There was a touristy pirate ship docked at the end of the pier. Mary told me that it was probably Johnny Depp's boat. Ok .... We got to talking about our travels - of course, I made fun of all the embarrassing stuff she has done over the last few weeks. Mary bragged about all the "benefits" that I've been receiving from her during the trip. Hmmm ...

... but ¾'s of the way up he realized that he was only ¾'s of the way up and came back down. I knew better than to even attempt the climb, I did climb to the top of the main cathedral in Florence Italy and it was a long, sticky, hot climb, but it was worth it because it allowed for a 360 degree view of Florence and you could view the mural that was painted on the dome of the church that depicted the different stages or levels of purgatory (not ...